THE GOVERNOR AND FRIENDLY SOCIETIES.
'AUCKLAND, 23rd 'April. The Governor, -who ia a member of ;he Manchester Unity of Oddfellows, having expressed a desire to wiiaiesfi'the ordinary working *A a lodge meeting, attended the meeting oi the Ppuntain of Friendship Lodge this evening. His Excellency, in replying to his welcome, said "he felt intense sympathy with the order of which they were members. He could not better fulfil his mission as representative of the Sovereign than by associating himself on an equality with an order of this kind. (Prolonged ap pkuee.) King George, he continued, like his distinguished predecessor, took the deepest interest in ordeis of this kind. "I therefore," continued Lord Islington, " do not think I can represent Hib Majesty in a more tang_ibfo way than by being a member of this order.'' In. conclmsion, His Excellency wished ;God-s.peed' to tile Oddfellows in the kiistrici/ of Auckland and thioughcrufc the JOi/miniou. (ippl&use.)
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 97, 24 April 1912, Page 3
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